Axle for carriages or wagons.



No. $34.15!. Patented Oct. 3,1899.

L. F. STANTON.

AXLE FUR GARRIAGES 0R WAGONS.

(Application led Nov. 12, 1898.)

atten/w13 i Nrisn STATES LAFAYETTE F. STANTON, OF ONEONTA, NEV YORK.

AXLE FOR CARRIAGES OR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,151, dated October 3, 1899.

- Application filed November l2, 1898.- Serial No. 696,279.. (No model.) d

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Be itknown that I, LAFAYETTE F. STANTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oneonta, in the county of Otsego and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Axles for Oarriages and Wagons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to axles for Vehicles, but more particularly to the arms or spindles and the nuts for confining the wheels thereon; and it consists, essentially, in the peculiar construction of the arm or spindle and the confining-nut in connection with the box, whereby the nut is locked against accidental displacement and the wear in said box and upon the arm or spindle is taken up, and the invention further consists of the general arrangement and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a central longitudinal sectional View of one arm or spindle, the hub-box, and confiningnut; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the coniining-nut detached, and Fig. 3 a detached View of the drawing-bolt and expanding-cone.

Referring to the several views, the numeral 1 indicates a portion of the axle, 2 the arm or spindle thereof, and 3 the hub-box. The arm or spindle is provided with the usual shoulder 4, and the end is formed with a longitudinal bore 5, preferably screw-threaded, the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained. The inner end of the hub-box is counter-bored, so that the box'will set over the shoulder of the axle.

The numeral 6 indicates the confining-nut, formed with an annular recess or chamber 7, from which projects a stem or shank 8, preferably screw-threaded externally to adapt it to be screwed into the screw-threaded bore 5 of the arm or spindle of the axle. The stem or shank 8 is provided with a bore 9, which extends through the solid portion of the nut, and the end of said stem is provided with slots l0, so as to permit a slight lateral expansion and contraction of the sides for the purpose hereinafter explained. Seated in the bore 9 is a headed drawing-bolt 1l, screw-threaded to receivea screw-threaded expanding-cone 12, which is adapted to be drawn into the slotted end ,of the projecting stem to expand the same laterally. The inner face or rim of the nut is preferably counterbored or recessed annularly to receive a washer 13, and in the counterbore of the hub-box is seated a washer 14 to prevent end wear on the outer end of the box and shoulder 4, respectively. When the nut is screwed into place, it will be noted that the end of the arm or spindle, which projects slightly beyond the hub-box, extends into the recess or chamber 7 of the nut and as the parts become worn the wear may be taken up by screwing the stem 8 farther into the bore 5 of the axle-arm. When the nut is screwed to its proper position, the drawingbolt is turned to draw the expanding-cone into the bore of the stem 8. Aslight drawing in of the cone-expander will cause the slotted end of the stem 8 to expand laterally, and thus lock the nut against possible movement until the drawing-bolt is unscrewed to loosen the cone.

By this construction of the axle-arm and conlining-n ut all danger of losing the nut and the wheel running o is prevented and the parts readily and quickly adjusted to take up the wear.

It will be obvious that by my construction the nut will be prevented from becoming accidentally displaced and that all wear, either upon the ends of the box or the shoulderl and end of the axle-arm, may be readily taken up by reason of the recess or chamber in the nut, as when wear has been had upon the axlearm instead of cutting off the end of the arm and cutting thereon new threads I merely tighten or screw up the nut, and by reason of the recess or chamber therein the end of said arm will be forced farther into said recess and accomplish the same result much more expeditiously.

In using my device there is no necessity for a mechanic, as any one can adj ust the parts, thereby effecting a great saving in both time and labor.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with the arm of an axle IOO having a longitudinal screnthreaded bore, of a confining-nut having its inner face recessed to receive a washer, against which the outer end of the box abuts, and an annular chamber to receive the end of the axle-a1'm,said chamber being of snflicient depth to permit the end of said arm to enter said chamber varying distances to take up the wear of the parts, the said nut having an integral screwthreaded stem adapted to be received in the bore of the axle-arm, and means substantially as described for securing the nut and stem against accidental displacement.

2. The combination with the arm of an axle having a lon gitndinal screw-threaded bore, of

'a nut provided with a recess or chamber to receive the end of said arm and having an externally-serew-threaded hollow stem, slotted at the end, said stem adapted to be screwed into the bore of the axle-arm, and means for expanding the slotted end of the stein, so as to lock the nut against accidental displacement.

3. The combination with the arm of an axle having a longitudinal screw-threaded bore, of a ohambercd or recessed nut provided with an externally-screw-threaded stern, bored longitudinally and slotted at the end, and a drawing-bolt, screw-threaded and carrying an expander-cone, whereby the nut may be locked to the axle-arm against accidental displacement.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. p

LAFAYETTE F. STANTON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE L. Glens, O. L. WILBUR. 

